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Comparison of time to detection between the standard and Arkansas protocols with various species of mycobacteria in a seeded study
| Mycobacterial species | Time to detection (days)a
|
|
|---|---|---|
| MAS | ARK | |
| M. xenopi | 10.4 | 11.6 |
| M. asiaticum | 6.7 | 6.8 |
| M. mucogenicum | 6.5 | 15.0 |
| M. chelonae | 7.9 | 8.1 |
| M. abscessus | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| M. tuberculosis | 9.2 | 13.0 |
MAS, standard protocol; ARK, Arkansas protocol.
